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R. C. OLSON.

TooLYHANDLE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT1 4.1920.

1,409,3-1 1. Patented Mar; 14, 1922,

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-ROBERT o. OLSON, or Wonenysran, iviiissAoi-{Usnrms TOOL HANDLE.

Specification of Letters IPatent. `lafigenterd Mar. 14:1 1922 i Application filed Getober 4, 1920.'V Serial No. 414,480. i'

To all whom 'it 'mag/concern Be it knownthat I, ROBERT C. Qnsoiv, a citizen of the United States, residing atk lVorcester, in the county oit' Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a'new and useful Tool Handle, of which the following is a specification.

This inventionrelates to a tool-handle for a screw driver, giinlet or any other tool andato means associated therewith for gripping the shank of a too-l 'and controlling it from the handle. Theprincipal objects of the invention arert'o provide avery simple construction that can beV made mostly byv ordinary: metal pressing processes; to provide it with means wherebythe tool shank can be positively connected with the handle.

and operated thereby directly, independently of theV sleeve which is mounted thereon and these two parts will abut with ak solid bearing surfaceso as to stand heavy blows on the end of the handle; to provide a simple means whereby the tool holding chuck will be rotatably heldin the sleeve or covcron the end of the handle by simply pressing it into position; to provide means whereby' the screw'threaded end of the vhandle will lock the chuck thereto before entering the thread; and to so connect the parts that the shank of the tool will be gripped firmly when the sleeve is lscrewed up tightly inposition and will be loosened so that it can'be withdrawn when the sleeve is loosened, alL though still positively connected with the handle to be turned thereby; The invention also involves the manuact-ureof these parts in a simple and neat form inw'liich the sheet metal handle can be used as acasing for holding several tools, andinvolves improvements in the details V of construction as will appear. Y

' Reference is to be had to the ing drawings in which- Fig. l is aside elevation offatool constructed in accordance with this invention, partly bro-ken 'away tor-show interior con-V struction; f

Fig. 2 is separated; l A, v y

Fig. 3 is an end view. thereof with theftool removed; l

ICCOIIlpHIlya similar view showing the parts Fig. 4; is anv opposite end .view of tooly gripping device removed from theghandle;`

Fig. `5 is an4 end View of the open end Oi the handle; v

screw thread.

:- iat circular steel plate c 'Fig'. 6 is a longitudinal central sectionalV view on enlarged scaleof the sleeve; c Figz is a side elevation ofthe tool clampmg Jaw member; Fig. 8 is a View of the Gand 7 assembled; and Y Fig. tQis aside lview at right angles to the position shown in Fig.` 8 showing how the tool clamping jaw member and the handle are assembled and howthey co-operate.'A

This invention isshown `in a simple and practical form in' which it comprises three members, a hollow bandiere, a hollow'sheet metal Vsleeve B and a-tool, clamping member (1,' the latter comprisinga set of jaws for holding a tool, as for'j example, afscrew driver, D. The members B and @when assembled constitute `a` tool holding chuck.-

Thelmem'ber A preferably is formed yfrom sheet metal by, pressing it out by ordinary die-pressing processes.` v`lt lis closed atone end andopen at the other so as toconstitute a casing" or holder for `a pluralityV of tools similar to the tool D. This'handle is shown as having awide knurled surface Von the outside so it can be gripped'strongly with the hand' for operating the'tool. It' has a screw lthreaded open endf-and is provided with `two opposite central slots 'a extending substantialh through Vthe I.screw threaded portion at the end and having square'shoulparts shown in Figs.

ders at their bottoms which, as'will appear,

have an important function.-

y The sleeve Bis shown asy provided with a kiiurled exterior lcylindrical', surface for userinr assembling and vdisassembling the parts.l It isscrewthreaded on the interior :for engagement with the screw lthread on the handle A. At the other endv it is tapered o-r conical in sliapeboth insidef'andoutside.`

rhe inner conical surface has at its inner end a shoulder o" anda second shoulder Z22' provides `a' groovel b3, it vinside atj a distaentirely surrounding :ce lfrom theend of the .Opposite it and spaced a'litt'lefromit. VThis T118 QOlgripping member C comprisegfi,J

Yat one; end having Vtwo small diametricalprojections c adapted toi enter the slots a. `T`his constitutes a closure or capgfor the open end ofthe hollow handle A or? magazine, Extending'from this plate area plurality of jaws.. Any de.- sirednumber can be used but itis convenl purpose of entering the ends of either slot c2. as the buttend ofthe tool comesV up Ywithout injuring either element.

ientto make this of a piece turned up cir-` cularly in a lathe or otherwise'and to form these jaws by cutting slots diametrically through it down to the Vplate c. Extending down through the center from the jaw end to the surface of the plate, c is a cylindrical hole ci. This has a shoulder cL inside caused by the. reduction in its diameter at a point about half way down. This lconstruction thus provides four jaws integrally connected with each other at the plate c and capable of yielding onv account of their comparatively small shanks. Each of these jaws has a conical surface c5 adapted to engage the sin-face Z) and a second conical surface 0 extending inwardly from it to the cylindrical surface c7 which constitutes the outside surface of the shank of each jaw. This reduccs'the thickness of the metal at this shank so as to Ypermit the jaws to yield and be forced together when this member C is forced into the sleeve B and the conical surface c forced against the inner conical surface Y). lVhen this is accomplished it causes the jaws to clamp against the shank of the tool D as will be obvious.

It is to be noticed therefore, as most clearly shown in Fig. 8, that when this member C is forced into the sleeve B the larger end of the conical part c5 is forced over the inwardly projecting rib b4 into the groove b3. This is done at the factory for the purpose of assembling the parts and after it is accomplished the parts B and C are considered as constituting a single selfcontained element of the device, for thereafter they remain together until repairs are needed. They are held together by spring action. Then assembled the member C is freely rotatable in the sleeve B, the two projections c having full play to rotate in a space at the large end of the sleeve B. These two parts cannot be separated by ordinary methods or usage. At least, they. are not likely to be separated accidentally because thelargest portion of the double cone consisting of the two adjacent parts of the surfaces vc5 and c6 extends within the. groove b3 and the rib b4 extends too far in to permit withdrawal. However, itis to be noted that the conical surface bis arranged at a much sharper angle to the axis than the conical surface c,- Therefore, if more pressure is exerted to force the inner member C out, in a direction contrary to that by which it entered, the jaws can be made to yield and the parts disassembled in that way The tool D is provided with a fiat diametrical projection CZ on its butt end for the against the Shoulder c4.. In this way the tool is caused to turn positively with the tool clamping member C reven 1f, for any reason,

fact, the gripping of the jaws against the f shank of the tool due to the forcing of the surface c5 against the surface b is more for f the purpose of exactly centering the tool than of gripping it, but it also assists in kdriving the tool. This gripping of the tool by the jaws isbrought about by screwing the handle A up into the sleeve B so far that the projections c come against the fla-t bot! tomsof the two slots c. Then a slight additional turn on the handle imparts pressure to these projections o and forces the whole member C forwardly to cause the jaws to grip the shank of the tool. It will be noted that even if done carelessly so that this action is not fully performed and the jaws do not grip the tool firmly, the tool can be manipulated and will turn .positively with the handle A. The handle is positively connected with the member C through the projections cf and the member C is'positivcly connected with the tool through the projection d. As the projections c seat against the bottoms of the slot-s c, pressure is transmitted directly from 4the handle through the member C to the tool. Therefore one can hammer on the end of the handle ywithout danger of displacing any of the'parts. By having the plate c flush with the end of the sleeve B the operator can insert the end of the handle in place so that itcontrols the.

rotation of the tool before the screw-threads engage. This is an improvement of impor,- tance in practice because otherwise an inexT perienced user would have trouble in assembling the parts. e.

From the description of the use of the device which has been given it will be seen that it is of a simple and convenient construction; that .the tool is positively connected with thehandle even when used by a careless operator and therefore Ysalways under the control of the handle as long as it sin position; that the `parts are put together and taken apart by the operator in the simplest possible way and also the process of assembling the parts for operation and taking out the Ymember C are reduced to simplest terms. j

Although I haveV illustrated and described only asingle form ofthe invention I amy aware .of the fact 'that modifications Vcan bc made therein by any person skilled in theV art without vdeparting from' the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims.

Therefore, I do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown; and described but what I claim is: l

l. The combination of a set of jaws for clamping the shank of a tool, and a sleeve iny which the jaws are located.l said sleeve and4 jaws having co-op'erating yielding means for holding the jaws rotatably in thesleeve, said jaws having a plate or base integral therewith and flush with the end of the sleeve, said plate having lugs, a handle having slots arranged to receive Vsaidy lugs when the handle is engaged with the sleeve, and a connection between the handle and sleeve arranged to force the jaws into the sleeve upon a relative longitudinal motion between the sleeve and handle.

2. The combination of a set of jaws and a sleeve in which the jaws are located, said sleeve having an abrupt conical shoulder for holding the jaws rotatably in the sleeve when the jaws are pushed in, said jaws being permanently connected together so as to be capable of being handled as one piece and being yieldingly constructed to permit them to be forced into place in the sleeve, the base of Said jaws constituting a plate substantially lling the end of the sleeve eX- cept for a circumferential space for receiving the circular end of a handle, said plate and handle having interengaging means for positively transmitting the motion of the handle to the jaws.

3. In a tool holder the combination with a hollow sleeve having a tapered end and a circumferential groove at the large end of the tapered inside and having continuous circumferential walls on both sides thereof, of a jaw member having yielding jaws provided with a tapering surface for engaging said tapered surface of said sleeve, the butt end of the tapered surface on the jaws being of larger diameter than the interior surface of the walls at the side of said groove and terminating in a shoulder engaging the rear wall of the groove, whereby when the jaws are forced inuntil said butt end enters the groove the jaw member will be assembled in the sleeve and can be withdrawn only by contracting the jaws.

4. In a tool holder, the combination of a sleeve tapered inside and having a groove at Y the large end of the tapered surface, a jaw.

member having yielding jaws provided with i an external conical surface for engaging said tapered surface of the sleeve, the butt end of the conical surface on the jaws being of larger diameter than the maximum diameter of the taper at the side of said groove, whereby when the jaws are forced inuntil said butt end enters the groove the jaw member willY be rotatedly secured therein, said jaws also 'having a second conical sur face beyond the rst one tapering more 'of greater rapidly butin the opposite direction to form an abrupt shoulder, whereby when assembled 5. `The combination of a sheet metal sleeve.A

having arconical end, a groove at the base of the cone, and a screw thread at the large end, said screw thread terminating at a distance from the large end, with an interior jaw member comprising a plate adapted to rest rotatably ,within the Unthreaded large end of the sleeve and located substantially liush with its end, having a plurality ofV jaws extending therefrom and having a conical surface at the end adapted to enter said groove at its butt end and provided with shanks between the conical surface and said plate, said plate having a projection, and a handle adaptedv to be connected with the sleeve by said screw-thread, and having means for cooperating with said projection to transmit its rotary motion positively to the plate and jaws.

6. In a tool holder, the combination with a handle having a screw thread at its extreme open end, of a sleeve having a screw thread spaced from its end by which it is adapted to' be screwed on the handle, and a tool gripping jaw member rotatably mounted in the sleeve and having a set of jawsy for gripping a tool shank, said handle and jaw member having means for interlocking them located in position to engage each other before their screw threads engage when the parts are being assembled.

7. In a tool holder, the combination with a handle having a screw thread at its open end,` of a sleeve yhaving a screw thread by which it is adapted to be screwed thereon and having a tapered inner surface at the other end, and a tool gripping jaw member rotatably mounted in the sleeve and having a set of spring jaws for gripping a tool shank, the outside surfaces of said jaws be#` ing tapered for vengaging the inner tapered surface of the sleeve, said handle and jaw member having interengaging elements for locking theml together, said elements` being located in such position that when the handle and jaw member are assembled said elements will engage before the screw threads engage.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed Vmy signature.

ROBERT c. oLsoN. 

